Parcel-holder.



'E. G. HEDGPETH.

PARCEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1910.

990,868. Patented May 2, 1911.

wmw 3 EDWARD CLIFTON HEDGPETI-I, OF COLUDIBIANA, ALABAMA.

PARCEL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 5, 1910.

Patented May 2, 1911.

Serial No. 590,924..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. Hnoornrri, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbiana, in the county of Shelby and State of Alabama, have invented a new and useful Parcel-Holder; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention belongs to the art of holders, and it particularly pertains to a parcel holder, adapted for use in connection with chairs, especially opera chairs and the like. This holder is not only adapted for use in connection with opera chairs but is equally well applicable upon reversible stationary seats of passenger and street cars. It is also evident that this device may be manufactured in various sizes according to the necessity of the case.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a holder attachable to the backs of chairs, so that the party sitting in the rear may deposit such articles as opera glass receptacles, handkerchiefs, pocketbooks and other small articles, and thus avoid the an noyance of carrying the same in ones lap.

In the drawings, however, there is only disclosed one form of the invention, but in practical fields this form may require alteration, to which the applicant is entitled, provided that the alterations are comprehended by the appended claim.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a portion of a chair back, illustrating the parcel holder applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the parcel holder, showing the same as applied to the back of a chair, showing the clamping member for holding the articles as collapsed, and also illustrating the same member in dotted lines in an open position.

Attention is directed to the annexed drawings, in which the preferred form of invention is disclosed.

1 denotes the back of a chair, to which the parcel holder 2 is applied, as shown in Fig. 1. On an examination of the drawings, it will be observed that the parcel holder is formed from a single piece of wire material, so shaped and bent as to provide a clamping jaw l between which and the body of the holder the parcels may be deposited, as will be clearly evident upon referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In order to ascertain the novel features of construction of the parcel holder, the various coils and bends of the single length of wire material will be traced throughout the holder, as follows: The single length of wire material 8, has one of its ends formed into a coil 4. Extending from this coil 4, and upwardly at an inclination is an inclined portion 5, which is turned in the form of a partial loop 6, at the upper portion of the body of the holder, the same being centrally disposed. This loop 6. interlocks with a loop 7, to be hereinafter mentioned. The wire material continues on from the loop 6 to the right and is formed into a coil 8, thus providing an approximately horizontal portion 8. From the 'coil 8, the wire extends downwardly, and at a slight inclination, thereby forming the approximately vertical portion 9 after which it is again formed into a coil 9 at the bottom of the holder.

The wire, after forming the coil 9, is extended upwardly, forming the vertical portion 10, which merges into the approximately horizontal portion 11, at the end of which an eye 12 is formed. From the eye 12 the wire continues downwardly, as shown at 18, and is then extended approximately at right angles, as shown at 141, to the portion 13, thus producing approximately horizontal portion 15, which is in alinement with the approximately horizontal portion 16, to be presently set forth.

At the end of the portion 15, the wire is turned into an eye 17, and then upwardly at an inclination,thus forming the part 1S,at the end of which an eye 19 is formed. The wire extends downwardly again at an inclination from the eye 19, and merges into a loop 20, from which the wire, as shown at 21, passes through the coils 9, as shown in Fig. 1. The wire, after leaving the interior of the coils 9, is extended upwardly at an inclination, thus forming the part 22, which is slightly twisted about the vertical portion 9, and is passed through the coil 8, after which the wire is turned into coils 23.

From the coils 23, the wire forms an approximately semi-circular loop 24, at the end of which coils 25 are formed. This loop 24: acts as a clamping means, to secure the holder to the back of a chair, and the resiliency of which tends to keep the loop in close relation with regard to the holder.

' 'l/Vhen the holder is placed on the back of a chair, this loop 24 is pressed outwardly, as will be clearly evident. V

V The wire extends downwardly from the coils 25, thus providing the approximately vertical portion 26, which merges into the coils 27, and then upwardly, as at 28. The part or portion 28 merges into a right angled extending portion 29 approximately horizontally disposed. This right-angled extending or horizontal portion is turned into an eye 30, from which the wire extends downwardly, as at 31, and then approximately at right angles, as at 32. This portion 32 is formed into an eye 33, from which the wire extends upwardly at an inclination to form the portion 34, which crosses the portion 18. At the upper portion of the portion 34 a coil 35 is formed, downwardly from which, at an inclination, an approximately vertical portion 36 is provided. The approximately horizontal portion 37 merges from the eye 38, int-o which the portion 36 extends. It will be observed that the portion 37 passes centrally through the coils27, as shown at 39,. and is extended upwardly and twisted slightly about the approximately vertical part 26 of the holder; The wire, after leaving the coils 27, is formed into the approximately vertical portion 40, at the upper portion of which an eye or coil 41 is formed. From the eye-or coil 41, the wire merges into the loop 7 (which, as hereinbefore stated, is interlocked with the loop 6).

The wire, after forming the loop 7, is turned into a coil which encircles the approximately horizontal portion 43, at the ends of which the loop 7 and the coil or eye 41 are formed. The wire material continues on from this coil 44, thus providing the approximately vertical portion 45, at the end of which the wire is turned into end coils 46, through which the approximately horizon tal portion 15extends. These coils 46 are similar to the coils 4.

Itwill be observed that from the foregoing, when applied to the accompanying drawings, a novel form of parcel holder is provided, composed of a single length of spring wire material, the resiliency of which, in practice, is to be sufficient to hold the claming jaw 1 in a closed position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and open in dotted lines in Fig. 2. 'To hold and support articles of various kindsby the holder, the clamping jaw 1 is opened against the resilient action of the spring wire material, and when the jaw is released manually, the tendency of the same is to clamp the object inserted between it and the body of the holder, which is, to a certain extent, provided with a backing, by virtue of the back 1 of the chair. hen the objects or articles to be clamped by the clamping jaw are removed, the jaw again automatically closes, by virtue of the resiliency of the spring material.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

A parcel holder composed of a single length of spring wire material; said material being shaped to provide a body portion consisting of a plurality of approximately vertical stays having upper and lower transversely disposed connecting parts, the lower horizontal part constituting a base for the holder; a clamping jaw extending from the base composed of inclined and approximately vertical portions, including at their upper ends a horizontal bracing member, the two end approximately vertical portions of the clamping jaw at their upper portions being extended at right angles and arranged parallel to constitute the bracing member of double thickness, the wire material of the bracing member being turned into eyes and then extended downwardly to provide two of the approximately vertical portions of the clamping jaw, two of the intermediate approximately vertical portions of the clamping aw being turned into coils to receive the bracing member of double thickness, the wire of the last named coils of the bracing member being inclined downwardly and crossed adjacent the base of the holder and including interlinked eyes; said base having coils at each end through which the wire forming the base extends, the coils at the ends of the base constituting means for affording resiliency for the clamping jaw; the wire merging from the coils at each end of the base being entwined, thus forming the end stays of the body of the holder; the body of the holder having at its top on either side thereof coils, and a loop merging from the coils at the top of the body of the holder and lying parallel with the body to engage a stationary member, the coils at the top of the body constituting means to provide resiliency for the loo 1 1 1 testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD CLIFTON IIEDGPETII. lVitnesses JOHN R. DYKE, J. F. BAKER.

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